Jayme | Bridals

So while I’ve been away, I’ve been doing a little practice with the ol’ camera.  I got to photograph a beautiful young bride named Jayme- a friend from college. She was absolutely gorgeous and so fun to photograph.

Congratulations, Jayme!

xo,

Chels

Don’t call it a comeback…

as my main man LL would say.

Two months, huh? That’s quite a hiatus- especially an unannounced one! But I can assure you I’ve been working on a project that’s big- HUGE- bigger than big. It is quite possibly the most important project I’ve ever worked on in my entire life, and I’m still not even finished with it! You want to know what it is?

Just a little baking <3

I’m 17 weeks as of today! We had some complications within the first few weeks that kind of forced me to step back and reevaluate some things. I decided to just take some time to myself and really process and enjoy being pregnant. Things are all good now, and we’re anxious to find out if we’re having a boy or a girl in just two LONG weeks! I hope to be a more regular face around here again and I hope you’ll join me on this new journey!

xo,

Chels

Happy Easter!

“O, death. Where is your sting?
O, hell. Where is your vicotry?
O, church! Come stand in the light!
Our God is not dead, He’s alive!
He’s alive!”
Happy Easter to you and yours.

Good Friday

"Behold the man upon the cross
my sin upon his shoulders
ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
call out among the scoffers"
 

Sweet Sherbet!

I’m seeing a fresh and sunny palette of soft orangey-pinks that I’m really loving! It’s a theme that has been popping up in my own wardrobe lately and I highly recommend that you give it a try as well. Come on, you know it’ll make you smile!

Garden 22 Vintage

Stellah's Groove

Urban Recycle


LookBook
And RDR is representing the Sherbet hue too!



Stop by the Red Dirt Revival shop and have a look!
Happy Monday!
xo,
Chels

Call it what you will...

My goodness it’s been quite a while! In case you couldn’t tell, finishing the bathroom put us over the edge! Since the hall bathroom was the last major renovation project on the house, we decided it was time for a nice long break from everything! We’re so happy with our little house and how it has held up during our renovation whirlwind from June of 2009 to current. It’s honestly been non-stop! There’s always something… Even now, we have a list of smaller items still needing done (re-paint entire house, paint exterior, rehab gorgeous little barn in the backyard, etc). Thank you for allowing us some time off! I’ll be back with actual posts and content Next week!




For now, I will tell you that something is stirring in my soul… maybe it’s just the change of the seasons, or the high from finishing our bathroom, or maybe you could call it spring fever, but I feel like something good is on the horizon… The earth smells so fresh today. I can’t help but recognize the glory of God and the beauty of life. I’ll be out of town this weekend for a photography seminar with Senorita RM. I’m SUPER pumped. Yeah, we’ll probably learn a lot, but also… hilarity ensues…

Have a fantastic weekend!

xo, Chels

Hall Bathroom Reveal!

Remember how we showed you our newly renovated Master Bathroom a few weeks ago? Well, we’ve been at it again! Except this time, we had some help.

Let me explain. When we first started this whole “homeownership-thing” we were totally inexperienced. We’d barely held a hammer, let alone used power tools. But in the nearly two years since we moved in, Bear has been working towards his degree in construction management. The bonus for me? My very own handyman! I’m telling you, that man can do anything! And he is now a supervisor at a fantastic home renovation company here in the Oklahoma City area.

So when we decided to get rolling on this hall bathroom project, we elected to just bring in his crew and put them to work! Two weeks later, we’ve got a brand spankin’ new bathroom! Remember what it looked like before?

Did you just recoil in horror? That 70s tile? you can’t see it, but there was also wood paneling and a mirrored sliding shower door. *shudder*

Remember when we ripped it down to the studs?

Well hold on to your hats, people because it’s DONE!

Are you in love with it? Us too <3

We’ll provide a breakdown later!

Bedroom Breakdown

Wanna know where we scored our bedroom swag? Here’s the quick breakdown, and a list of what’s to come!

1. Art from Target

2. Paint color: Eddie Bauer Home Craftsman Bungalow Mercer Colors- Mercer Blue (EB32-2)

3. Lamps from Old Time Pottery, sprayed green

4. Bedding from Target

5. Chest salvaged and painted white

6. Night stands from a small furniture store in the middle of nowhere, Oklahoma. Painted white.

So what’s to come?

-Curtains. Like I mentioned yesterday, the larger window in the room has a set of curtains. It’s time to make a second set to match and cover up those blinds! Plus, it will mask the fact the the window is horribly off center!

-Rug. We can’t find the rug. Not just A rug. THEE rug. Ya know? Plus, we want to find a good deal on one, so we’re holding out for fate to take hold!

-Paint. We love this color, but we’ve sort of out grown the hue. We’d like a more crisp palette to match our bedding, so we’ve elected to use the same grey used in the bathrooms to coat the walls!

-Bedskirt. I have no excuse for this one. I’ve just been putting it off ever since we switched from a king-size bed to a queen. It’s probably time.

-Art. I love the art, but we want something more graphic for this room. Always on the prowl for that perfect piece!

Thanks for taking a peek at our little Sleep Sanctuary!

Ahlgrim Haus: The Master Bedroom

After posting our master bathroom renovation pics, I received a few requests to show the rest of our “master suite”. I use that term loosely because let’s be real: we live in a mid-century ranch-style house. Things are a little tight around here! But we love every square inch of it!

It occurs to me that I’ve never shown pictures of this room before. And after looking at these pictures, it also occurs to me that this is because this is one of the rooms on which we’ve spent the least amount of time and money!  But here it is, in all it’s half-finished glory!

Ignore the fact that we have a naked, off-center window. I can assure you that the other window in the room (not pictured) is fully clothed. And ignore the fact that we don’t have a bedskirt… my goodness, our room is totally naked! Oh, and side note, the walls will soon be painted a light grey. (The same grey pictured in our bathroom renovation pictures)

The lamps used to be a bland beige color. I recently got a wild hair and sprayed them a shiny apple green! I LOVE how they turned out!

Come back tomorrow for a breakdown of where we found all of our treasured items in this room!

The Makings of a Weekend: Lidia, Aidyn, and Oscar!

A friend from high school graciously allowed me to exploit photograph her beautiful children! I had so much fun just running around and laughing with them. I hope they had as much fun as I did!

I’m still getting the hang of my new lens, so it was nice to have a few willing subjects! Thanks again, Tasha! ‘Can’t wait to do it again!